Classical Music Discoveries

RENMEN LAMENTS RENAISSANCE MEN Eric Christopher Perry Tenor, Conductor, and Artistic Director Alexander Nishibun Tenor Kilian Mooney Tenor Garry McLinn Tenor Peter Schilling Baritone and Business Manager Will Prapestis Baritone Brian Church Baritone Dominick Matsko Baritone Benjamin Pfeil Bass-Baritone Anthony Burkes Garza Bass and General Manager Despite the frequent crescendos to the sonic peaks of each composition, RENMEN LAMENTS is an exploration into the valleys of the soul. For most, creating art in the realm of somber moods poses challenges. For the Renaissance Men, the melancholic nature of their musical exploration is not only achieved individually but shared amongst the talents of the vocalists. For more information, please visit: http://navonarecords.com/epk/laments/index.html Purchase CD: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p883/Renmen_Laments_%28CD%29.html Download at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p884/Renmen_Laments_%28digital_download%29.html

The Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118 is Sergei Prokofiev's eighth and last ballet, written between 1948 and 1953. It is based on the Russian Ural folk tale The Stone Flower by Pavel Bazhov and is also the last of the trilogy of ballets Prokofiev wrote in the Russian ballet tradition. Sylvia Wagner - Conductor/Producer CMD German Opera Company of Berlin Recorded/Edited by CMD Recordings

Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Dominique Beaulieu - conductor CMD Paris Philharmonic in Orleans Download at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p881/Brahms%3A_Symphony_No._3_and_Tchaikovsky%3A_Symphony_No._4_%28digital_download%29.html

"Power Song" by Ace Patterson

WITH STRINGS LIVE SAMPLING IN COUNTERPOINT JEFF MORRIS Ulrich Maiß electric cello Eric KM Clark violin Jeff Morris's second album, WITH STRINGS, explores the possibilities of 21st-century counterpoint. He builds up rich musical textures by sampling violin and cello live and folding them back into the mix, influencing the performers in turn. For more information, please visit: http://ravellorecords.com/epk/withstrings/index.html

IMAGINARY BIRDS MUSIC FOR OBOE & ENGLISH HORN PHIL SALATHÉ Ling-Fei Kang oboe Charles Huang english horn, oboe Andrew Knebel viola Annabelle Taubl harp Yu-Chen Shih piano/celesta Katie Kennedy cello Mohamed Shams piano John Birt guitar What can one expect from a musician who spent his youth getting into trouble by furtively composing in chemistry class? Apparently a lot, provided they are cut from the same cloth as multi-faceted composer Phil Salathé, the brains behind IMAGINARY BIRDS: MUSIC FOR OBOE AND ENGLISH HORN. For more information, please visit: http://ravellorecords.com/epk/imaginarybirds/ Purchase CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p877/Imaginary_Birds_%28CD%29.html Download CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p878/Imaginary_Birds_%28digital_download%29.html

PARMA Recordings is excited to bring you a collection of concertos that provides a stunning look into the minds of five of Navona Records' premiere composers, as well as a reflection on the human experience itself. BENEATH THE TIDE explores human emotion in various facets of life, as expressed by the unique voice of the Croatian Chamber Orchestra. For more information, please visit: http://navonarecords.com/epk/beneaththetide/ Purchase CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p874/Beneath_the_Tide_%28CD%29.html Download at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p875/Beneath_the_Tide_%28digital_download%29.html

Although Schoenberg is often seen as a composer strictly concerned with pitch, his interests in timbre and sonority are ever-present in all five of his completed piano works. Pianist Yoko Hirota performs three of Schoenberg’s completed works along with the 17 fragments that he never brought to completion. Hirota, praised as being "precise and keenly projective" and demonstrating the "highest level of proficiency," is one of the leading interpreters of contemporary piano repertory, and she brings Schoenberg’s compositions to life with conviction. For more information, please visit: http://navonarecords.com/epk/17fragments/ Purchase CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p872/Schoenberg_Piano_Music_%28CD%29.html Download at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p873/Schoenberg_Piano_Music_%28digital_download%29.html

Soprano Shudong Braamse blends vocal artistry with technical skill in her recording of SUEÑOS DE ESPAÑA. This treasury of Spanish art song relates stories of passionate love, broken promises, and heartfelt prayers. Braamse's performance demonstrates both an understanding of the rich Spanish culture and its 19th-century romantic poetry. For more information, please visit: http://navonarecords.com/epk/suenosdeespana/index.html Purchase CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p870/SUE%C3%91OS_DE_ESPA%C3%91A_%28CD%29.html Download at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p871/SUE%C3%91OS_DE_ESPA%C3%91A_%28Digital_Download%29.html

It is tempting to compare Meštrović's compositional style to his great predecessors in the late-Romantic tradition. After all, much of the Croatian composer's style and techniques would be right at home in Rachmaninoff’s concertos, Tchaikovsky's works, or Prokofiev's neoclassicism; and the name of the album's first work, Danube Rhapsody, naturally evokes associations with Smetana's similarly river-themed Vltava. Add to all of this that Meštrović, like most of his great musical ancestors, is a talented virtuoso pianist, and it's easy to see why 3 RHAPSODIES will stick with you. For more information, please visit: http://navonarecords.com/epk/3rhapsodies/ Purchase CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p868/3_Rhapsodies_for_Piano_and_Orchestra_%28CD%29.html Download at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p869/3_Rhapsodies_for_Piano_and_Orchestra_%28digital_download%29.html

Roméo et Juliette is a symphonie dramatique, a large-scale choral symphony by French composer Hector Berlioz, which was first performed on 24 November 1839. The libretto was written by Émile Deschamps, and the completed work was assigned the catalogue numbers Op. 17 and H. 79. It is based on Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet; it is regarded as one of Berlioz's finest works, and it is among the most original in form. The score is Berlioz's most comprehensive and detailed programmatic piece. Kathryn Cavanaugh - Conductor/Producer CMD Grand Opera Company of Venice

The final concert of La Musica's 2018 Season. Bernstein: Piano Trio Brahms: Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40 Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163 For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit: https://www.lamusicafestival.org/

D’Haene creates a remarkable musical world in MUSIC WITH SILENT AITAKE’S. When he was 25 years old, he began his life-long fascination with gagaku music, or traditional Japanese court music, that has informed his compositional style throughout his career. This study of a musical style different from that of his own culture resulted in what the composer calls "paradoxophony" or "paradoxical coexistence." For more information, please visit: http://ravellorecords.com/epk/silentaitakes/ Purchase CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p865/Music_with_Silent_Aitakes_%28CD%29.html Download at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p866/Music_with_Silent_Aitakes_%28digital_download%29.html

This year on the 6th April, I`m performing in the Holst Room, London UK for the 2nd time. Click to see the full programme, and book tickets: https://www.danielrobertsmusic.com/recital/

Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, is a ballet by Sergei Prokofiev based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. Prokofiev reused music from the ballet in three suites for orchestra and a solo piano work. Sylvia Wagner - Conductor/Producer CMD German Opera Company of Berlin Orchestra Download now at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p863/Prokofiev%3A_Romeo_and_Juliet_%28digital_download%29.html